[ad_1] FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) – On Tuesday night the Genesee County Sheriff shared during a town hall how easy it can be to fall into the trap of a sexual predator online. “I want this to scare the heck out of predators that have these underlying desires and have theseContinue Reading
[ad_1] A new report on human trafficking in Venezuela’s Bolívar state shows that forced labor camps and sex trafficking rings are rampant in the region’s illegal mines. Men, women and children are being trafficked in a swath of Bolivar state that is part of the mining region known as theContinue Reading
[ad_1] FORT MYERS Parents never stop worrying about their children. But if you thought you didn’t have to worry about human trafficking in Southwest Florida, think again. The two big questions parents have are: what is law enforcement doing about human trafficking? and, How do you keep your familyContinue Reading
[ad_1] CHRONICLE: The fight to stop human trafficking Updated: 8:22 PM CST Feb 4, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript ♪ >> OMAHA’S NEWS LEADER, CHRONICLING THE STORIES OF PEOPLE MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY. THIS IS KETV NEWSWATCH 7’S “CHRONICLE.” ROB: GOOD MORNING. 11,500 — THAT’S HOW MANY HUMANContinue Reading
[ad_1] Two more men are facing charges in relation to a human trafficking investigation from December 2020. Durham police say further information led them to the arrest of Laurance Shields, 42, who they say forced a female victim into the sex trade industry and exploited her across the province withContinue Reading
[ad_1] COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – One Colorado-based organization wants to teach every trucker in the United States how to identify and report signs of human trafficking. Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT) says it has trained more than one million truckers across the country since the organization was founded in 2009.Continue Reading
[ad_1] TOLEDO (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court suspended the law license of a veteran attorney from Portsmouth, three months after he was charged with human trafficking involving six women — most, former clients. The state attorney disciplinary board sought the move, saying attorney Michael Mearan was a danger andContinue Reading
[ad_1] A group aiming to reduce human trafficking through education has approached Wichita County for help in attaining funding. “You’ve seen the effect of this in the news recently,” Vicky Payne of Southern Grit Advocacy told county commissioners Monday. She was referring to a high-profile incident of suspected human traffickingContinue Reading
[ad_1] By Sally Kim NEW YORK – Manhattan District Attorney Candidate Lucy Lang has released a comprehensive plan to end human trafficking in Manhattan, prioritizing the health, safety, and well-being of survivors, to expand efforts to prosecute sex and labor exploitation, and to protect non-citizen communities trafficked and exploited forContinue Reading
[ad_1] Cathy Dobson This is the second story in a two-part series on human trafficking Local residents skeptical that human trafficking is a real problem might be surprised by the role the Internet plays in targeting vulnerable women and girls, says the lead researcher of a sweeping new report. OverContinue Reading